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Paste a DOI or link — get a correctly formatted citation in seconds. Supports APA, MLA, Harvard, Chicago, Vancouver, IEEE and 11 more styles. No ads, no sign-up needed to try.
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Why students choose CitApp
Instant metadata
Paste any URL or DOI and CitApp fetches the author, title, date and publisher automatically.
Zero formatting errors
Every comma, italics and parenthesis follows the official style guide — not guesswork.
Organise by chapter
Drag sources into categories that match your essay or thesis chapters.
All 17 citation styles
Each style has its own generator with examples, formatting rules and answers to common questions.
From one citation to a finished reference list
Save sources to projects, organise them into chapters and export a complete alphabetised reference list.
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